Split Second

Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight for the briefest moment, and the man whose safety was her responsibility vanished into thin air. Sean King knows how the younger agent feels. Eight years earlier, the hard-charging Secret Service agent allowed his attention to be diverted for a split second. And the candidate he was protecting was gunned down before his eyes. Now Michelle and Sean are about to see their destinies converge.

Drawn into a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, the two discredited agents uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making-and are a long way from over...

Split Second --- by --- David Baldani.
This is as good a mystery secret service novel as you could wish for. Lots of turns and bends --- more than you could ask for. Lots of false cues and clues that send you scurrying in the wrong direction. You will literally zip read your way right through this novel. Gripping.

Not my favorite Baldacci book at this point, but it was an ok read. The book introduces Sean & Michelle, the protaganoists in the series...but the story line is a bit convuleted, and hard to follow at times...too many "who done it " theories....ends well though...so I will continue on to the second book.

Messy plot with enormous holes ... the story began well enough but unraveled towards last quartile of the book with one after another implausible, improbable, and illogical events and decisions made by the pair of super secret agents. AND I am a fan of Baldacci novels, most recently, "The Forgotten."

I do enjoy relaxing and reading Baldacci books. I had read a book previous with these characters. It was nice to find out in this book how they met. A few unbelievable events but hey its fiction right! I would recommend to people who enjoy Baldacci but not one of his best.

Summary

Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight for the briefest moment, and the man whose safety was her responsibility vanished into thin air. Sean King knows how the younger agent feels. Eight years earlier, the hard-charging Secret Service agent allowed his attention to be diverted for a split second. And the candidate he was protecting was gunned down before his eyes. Now Michelle and Sean are about to see their destinie converge. Drawn into a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, the two discredited agents uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattere their lives were really a long time in the making - and are a long war from over.